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Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies

The publication presents six climate‑smart infrastructure case studies to guide Turkish cities in delivering resilient, green urban development.

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Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank

This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts on

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Calculating Indicators From Global Geospatial Data Sets for Benchmarking and Tracking Change in the Urban Environment

This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements

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Cities, Culture, Creativity: Learning from the Republic of Korea’s Experience

This report describes examples demonstrating the leading role that Korea can play globally and provides practical insights on the importance

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Gender and Sustainable Cities

Climate change is set to exacerbate existing inequalities, disproportionately affecting the urban poor and women.

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Analyzing the Spatial Patterns of the Elderly's Daily Activities

The living environment is an important resource for Chinese cities to response the challenge of aging population. In an ideal

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[DATASET] Resource Watch

More data are available today than ever before. Yet too often policymakers, business leaders, and analysts cannot access the data

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Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies

The Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies were created to help mayors and decision makers understand the various

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Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public lighting. Smart and connected public lighting

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